Folding umbrella.



W. BEHLING.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18. I914.

LIMQQMI V Patented Oct. 26, 1915.

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'WILLIAM BEHLING, OF MCDONALD, PENNSYLVANTA.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented (Pet. 265, 1915,

Application filed February-1e, 1914 Serial in. 819,559.

To a whom, it may concern:

lie it known that I, VILLIAM BEHLING, a citizen. of the United States ofAmericzure siding: at'lilclhmald, in the county of \Vashingtou andtitate of Pennsylvania, have in vcntcd certain new and useful Improvemeats in Folding Umbrellas, of which the Following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

further illustrating the stick partly folded,-

This invention relates to folding umhrcllas and has for its object toprovide an umbrella of such class, in a manner as here matter sct forth.which when not in use and closed. rau'be folded very compactly.

Further objects of theinvention are to provide a folding umbrella whichis simple in its'construction and arrangement, strong, durable.cilicient and convenient in its use,

rcadily set up and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the inve tion consistsofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement, of parts ashereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings wherein is shown an-embodiment, of the invention,but it is who understood that changes, variations and modifications canbe resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereuntoappended.

In the dawings wherein like refer once characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views: F igure 1 is an elevation of aportion of an' umbrella show ing a rib extended and a rib closed, and

Figs. 2 and 3 are details ofthe stick.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the

stick includes an intermediate section4, a

tip section 5 and a. handle section 6. The

inner end of the tip section 5 has slidably connected therein a member 7to which dis pivotal-1y connected as at 8, a link 9, the latter l:. 1,9;pivotal v connected in the bifurcated i upper end 10 015 a bar 11, whichprojects.

from thb uppei-e1id of the intermediate secpti on 4. The elements 7, 9and 11 canibeshifted into the tip section 5 until theupper. end of theintermediate section f abuts, against section 5 within asleeveIQ'caa'ried on the lower end of the tip section 5. The sleeve 12 isformed with a notchedt exten sion 13 which isadaptcd-to receive a pinif? on the intermediate section 4, and when-sald pin 14: is inengagement with the notchedextension 13, the intermediate section; 4 is.

maintained in abut-ting engagement With the section 5. The handlesection 6' is slidably mounted upon the intermediate section a and thelatter is formed with a notch M in which engages a spring latch 15 formaintaining the handle section 6 in an extended position. The elements7, 9 and ll-provide what may be termed a hinge connection between thewhereby the said sections can its upper flange 21 the lower ends offlexible members 22, these latter having; their upper ends connectednear the outer ends of the Spreaders l9. Pivotally connected to thelower flange 23 of the collar 20 is a spring controlled dog, 24 capableof engaging in a rack 25,formed on the runner 17, for maintaining thecollar 20 in the posilti on to which t has been adjusted. I

Secured to the notch 16 are the inner ends of inner rib sections 26.Each of the saidi cctions has an angularly disposed inner section 27 andaright angularly disposed at its "outer end. The outer rib sectionsare-indicated at 29 and each has itsini'ierend formed with a rightangularlv disposed eye through which extends the section 26. The section29 extends through the eye 28, and by such an arrangement the section 29is slidably connected to the section 26. Pivotally connected to the lug31 is. the outer end of the spreader 19. V

Intel-posed between the sections 26 and the Spreaders 19 are thebrace-members 32, the

upper end of each of the brace-members being pivotally connected as-at33 to one of .the angular portions 27- ot the sections 26,

the lower end-of each of the brace members 32 belng slidably connected,as at 34c, to a spreader 19. Each of the brace members 32 .is attachedto its adjoining brace members by flexible connections 35, and beingthus all connected together they cannot be moved.

outwardly farther. than these flexible c0nnectionswill permit.

The spreaders 19 are curvilinear in contour, and when the umbrella 1sfolded the Spreaders are arranged against the stick, with the sections29 positioned inwardly with respect to the sections 26, and the bracewill be arranged inwardly with When the ribs are extended in the mannering its inner end section and rib section,

asillustrated in Fig. 1.

What I claim is 1. An umbrella comprising a stick, a runner carriedthereby, a collar slidably mounted on said runner, an inner rib sectionhavpivotally connected to the stick, an outer rib sectionslidably-connected to the inner rib section, a spreader pivotallyconnected to said runner and to said outer a brace pivotally attached atits upper end to the inner end of said inner rib slidably mounted at itslower end on said spreader, and a flexible member connected to saidspreader and to said collar.

2. An umbrella comprising a stick, a runner carried thereby, an innerrib section having its inner end pivotally connected to the stick, anouter rib section slidably connected to the inner rib section, aspreader pivotally connected to said runner and to said outer ribsection, a brace pivotally attached at its upper end to the inner end ofsaid inner rib section and sl'idably mounted at its lower end'on saidspreader,"a.flexib1e member connected to sa ably mounted on said runnerand connected to said flexible member for maintaining the flexiblemember taut When the rib is ex id spreader, and a collar slidseriesofribs each including an inner and an outer section slidably connectedtogether, the inner sections being ivotally connected 4 to said stick, acollar slidably mounted on said runner, spreaders pivotally connected tosaid runner and to said outer rib sections, brace members pivotallyconnected at their upper ends to the inner rib sections near 4 tl1811'inner ends and slidably connected at their lower ends to the spreaders,flexible members limiting the outward movement of said brace members,and flexible members connecting said Spreaders to said collar. 5

4. An umbrella comprising a stick, a series of ribs each including aninner and an outer section slidably connected together, the innersections being pivotally connected to said stick, spreaders pivotallyconnected to 5 said runner and to said outer rib sections, brace memberspivotally connected at their upper ends to the inner rib sections neartheir inner ends and slidably connected at their lower ends to theSpreaders, flexible members limiting the outward movement of said bracemembers, flexible members connected to said Spreaders, and a collarslidably mounted on said runner and connected to said flexible membersfor maintaining 6 the'flexible members taut when the ribs are extended.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM BEHLIN G.

Witnesses NICHOLAS L. BRYAN, MAX H. Snonovrrz.

